El Balconcito II Menu

El Balconcito II is a Peruvian-Portuguese Cocktail Bar located in Philadelphia, PA. This Latinx-owned establishment offers a variety of traditional dishes such as Leche De Tigre, Papa a La Huancaina, and Pollo a La Brasa. The menu also includes vegan options, making it inclusive for all diners. With its casual atmosphere, full bar, and outdoor seating, El Balconcito II is perfect for a fun night out with friends or family. The attentive waiter service and delicious food choices like Churrasco and Sopa De Carne create a memorable dining experience. Don't miss out on their Happy Hour specials and free Wi-Fi for a relaxing evening. Overall, El Balconcito II combines Peruvian flavors with Portuguese influences to create a unique and welcoming dining experience that is worth checking out.

Entradas Appetizers (Peruvian)

Leche De Tigre

Concentrated fish and citrus lime with chopped onions and cilantro.

$14.00

Papa a La Huancaina

Boiled potatoes, covered with andean cream-milk, cheese, Peruvian yellow pepper and the secrets of Peru.

$8.00

Yuca Frita Con Salsa a La Huancaina

Fried cassava with andean cream-milk, cheese, Peruvian yellow pepper and the secrets of Peru.

$8.00

Tostones Rellenos (Carne O Pollo)

Fried green plantains basket, filled with chicken or beef.

$14.00

Tostones Rellenos De Camarones

Fried green plantains basket, filled with shrimp.

$16.00

Tostones Rellenos Con Masa De Cangrejo

Fried green plantains basket, filled with crab cake.

$16.00

Tostones Rellenos De Cangrejo Al Balconcito

Fried green plantains basket, filled with crab meat balconcito style.

$24.00

Calamares Fritos

Fried calamari served with homemade salsa golf.

$12.00

Choclo Con Queso

Peruvian corn with fresh cheese.

$8.00

Choritos a La Chalaca

Steamed mussels with a wonderful cutlery salad from callao, with onions, tomatoes and lemon.

$16.00

1 Pollo a La Brasa

1 rotisserie Peruvian style chicken.

$18.00

1/2 Pollo a La Brasa

1/2 rotisserie Peruvian style chicken.

$12.00

1/4 Pollo a La Brasa

1/4 rotisserie Peruvian style chicken.

$8.00

Churrasco

Bone steak on the grill balconcito style.

$30.00

Asados Grill (Peruvian)

Sopas Soups (Peruvian)

Sopa De Carne

Beef soup.

$12.00

Sopa De Pollo

Chicken soup.

$10.00

Sopa a La Minuta

Beef soup with milk and eggs.

$12.00

Chupe De Camarones

Cream soup with shrimp, rice, milk? and vegetables.

$22.00

Crema De Mariscos

Seafood bisque.

$10.00

Lomo Saltado

This plate is a combination steak onions, tomato, French fries, with the delicious Peruvian seasoning then served with rice.

$16.00

Bistec Empanizado

Fried boneless beefsteak (breaded).

$22.00

Bistec a Lo Pobre

Grilled marinated steak served with eggs, French fries, sweet plantain and white rice.

$24.00

Pechuga Empanizada

Fried boneless chicken breast (breaded).

$16.00

Arroz Chaufa De Carne O Pollo

Peruvian style Chinese rice with chicken or beef, eggs, scallions, red peppers and soy sauce.

$16.00

Tallarines Saltados De Carne O Pollo

Spaghetti sauteed with beef or chicken, garlic, ginger, onions, tomatoes and scallions.

$18.00

Tallarines Verdes

Spaghetti mixed pesto sauce and served with grilled steak and fried eggs.

$20.00

Platos Criollos Traditional Plates (Peruvian)

Comida De Mar Seafood (Peruvian)

Ceviche De Pescado

Fresh fish fillet marinated in lime juice, mixed with red onions, cilantro and celery, served with sweet potato and corn.

$20.00

Ceviche Mixto

Fresh fish fillet, shrimp, calamari, marinated in lime juice and mixed with red onions, cilantro and celery, served with sweet potato and corn.

$22.00

Ceviche De Camarones

Shrimp marinated in lime juice & mixed with red onion, cilantro and celery, served with sweet potato and corn.

$24.00

Filete Sudado

Succulent fillet of fish cooked slowly in a secret seafood broth with colorful tomatoes and tender onions.

$22.00

Sudado De Robalo

Marinated sea bass cooked slowly in a secret seafood broth with colorful tomatoes and tender onions.

$26.00

Sudado De Pargo

Marinated red snapper cooked slowly in a secret seafood broth with colorful tomatoes and tender onions (whole fish).

$26.00

Jalea Mixta

Crisp pieces of fish fillet and finely selected mixed seafood, with a unmatched taste, accompanied by cassava and topped with salsa criolla (onion, tomato, cilantro and lemon).

$24.00

Parihuela

A restoring and aphrodisiacal soup from the sea, that will captivate you with its addictive flavor and the essence of sturdy lobster and mixed seafood smothered with pisco.

$30.00

Pescado a Lo Macho

Fried fish fillet, scallops a spicy creme seafood sauce, served with white rice.

$22.00

Pescado a La Chorrilana

Fried fish fillet with sauteed onions, tomatoes and yellow Peruvian peppers.

$22.00

Tallarines Saltados De Mariscos (O Camarones)

Spaghetti sauteed with seafood or shrimp, garlic ginger, onions, tomatoes and scallions.

$20.00

Arroz Chaufa De Camarones (O Mariscos)

Peruvian style Chinese fried rice, mixed with shrimp or seafood, eggs, scallions, red peppers and soy sauce.

$20.00

Picante De Mariscos

A seafood mix sauteed with spicy rich creamy sauce served with rice.

$18.00

Ceviche de Camarones y pescado

Shrimp & fish marinated in lime juice & mixed with red onion, cilantro and celery, served with sweet potato and corn.

$20.00

Cocktail De Camarones

Shrimp cocktail, served cold with golf sauce.

$12.00

Mejillones en Salsa Roja

Mussels in red sauce.

$12.00

Mejillones en Salsa De Ajo

Mussels in garlic sauce.

$12.00

Almejas Casino

Baked stuffed clams with crab cake.

$14.00

Chorizo Portuguese

Portuguese sausage.

$12.00

Croquetas De Bacalao

Codfish nuggets with garlic sauce.

$12.00

Almejas en Salsa De Ajo

Clams in garlic sauce.

$14.00

Codornices

3 Crispy broiled quails.

$18.00

Aperitivos Appetizers (Portuguese)

Carnes Meats (Portuguese)

Bistec Con Pimienta

Grilled steak topped with green peppercorns sauce.

$22.00

Bistec a La Portuguesa

Grilled steak with ham, egg, fried round potato Portuguese style.

$24.00

Bistec a La Plancha

Grilled steak.

$22.00

Bistec Encebollado

Grilled steak with onions, tomatoes, red and green peppers.

$25.00

Solomillo Con Camarones a La Parrilla

Grilled steak with shrimp.

$28.00

T-Bone a La Parrila

Grilled t-bone.

$28.00

Costilla de Vaca

Grilled ribs.

$28.00

Carne Asada

Grilled beef.

$16.00

Chuletas De Cerdo frito

Friend pork chops.

$18.00

Pechuga De Pollo Con Champinones

Grilled chicken breast topped with mushrooms.

$22.00

Pechuga De Pollo a La Parrila

Chicken breast on the grill.

$16.00

Pechuga a la plancha con camarones

Grilled chicken breast topped with shrimp in garlic sauce.

$22.00

Chicharron De Pollo

Lightly breaded fried boneless breast.

$16.00

Robalo Frito

Fried sea bass (whole fish).

$26.00

Robalo a la Plancha

Broiled sea bass with savory garlic sauce (whole fish).

$26.00

Pargo Frito

Fried red snapper (whole fish).

$26.00

Pargo a la Plancha

Broiled red snapper (whole fish).

$26.00

Filete De Pescado Frito

Fried flounder fillet.

$20.00

Filete De Pescado a La Plancha

Grilled flounder fillet.

$20.00

Salmon a la Plancha

Broiled salmon with savory garlic sauce.

$22.00

Bacalao Asado Con Cebolla Y Pimiento Verde

Broiled codfish with grilled green peppers and onions.

$22.00

Bacalao Hervido Con Vegetales

Broiled codfish with vegetales.

$22.00

Bacalao a La Espanola

Codfish in escabeche sauce.

$24.00

Pescado Fish (Portuguese)

Camarones Shrimp (Portuguese)

Camarones Empanizados

Breaded shrimps.

$17.00

Camarones en Salsa

Shrimp in red sauce.

$17.00

Camarones a La Plancha

Grilled shrimp.

$17.00

Camarones Al Ajillo

Shrimp on garlic sauce, our specialty!

$17.00

Camarones Rellenos

Stuffed shrimp with crab cake.

$22.00

Ensalada De Camarones

Shrimp salad.

$22.00

Ensalada De Pulpo

Octopus salad.

$27.00

Ensalada De Pollo

Chicken salad.

$16.00

Ensalada de Camarones y pulpo

Shrimp and Octopus Salad

$27.00

Ensaladas Salads (Portuguese)

Langosta Lobster (Portuguese)

Langosta Al Vapor

Steamed lobster.

$32.00

Langosta a La Parrila

Grilled lobster.

$32.00

Langosta Rellena

Stuffed lobster with shrimp or crab cake.

$46.00

Langosta Rellena Al Balconcito

Stuffed lobster balconcito style (crab meat).

$52.00

Langosta a La Millonaria

Lobster shrimp and grilled steak.

$58.00

Cola De Langosta Rellena

Lobster tail stuffed with shrimp or crab cake.

$50.00

Cola De Langosta Rellena Al Balconcito

Stuffed lobster tail balconcito style (crab meat).

$58.00

Paella Marinera - Regular

Combination of rice with seafood and lobster.

$30.00

Paella Marinera - grande/large

Combination of rice with seafood and lobster.

$42.00

Paella Valenciana - Regular

Combination of rice with seafood, beef, chicken and Spanish/Portuguese chorizo.

$34.00

Paella Valenciana - grande/ large

Combination of rice with seafood, beef, chicken and Spanish/Portuguese chorizo.

$46.00

Arroz De Mariscos

Rice mixed with sauteed octopus, mussels, shrimp and squid in a red sauce.

$24.00

Arroz De Camarones

Rice mixed with shrimp in a red sauce.

$24.00

Parrillada De Mariscos (Para Dos Personas) - para 1/ for one

Whole lobster, clams, mussels, grilled shrimp in garlic sauce and fish fillet (for two).

$29.00

Parrillada De Mariscos (Para Dos Personas) - para 2 / for two

Whole lobster, clams, mussels, grilled shrimp in garlic sauce and fish fillet (for two).

$58.00

Sopa De Mariscos

Seafood soup with lobster.

$28.00

Mar Y Tierra

(Surf and turf) grilled lobster tail and tender beef steak.

$50.00

Cataplana (Para Dos Personas)

Combination (for two) lobster, mussels, clams, shrimp and Portuguese chorizo in red sauce.

$56.00

Cangrejo Al Balconcito

Crab meat in a special house sauce.

$24.00

Mariscada

Seafood and Lobster boiled in red sauce

$28.00

Masa De Cangrejo

Crab Cake

$16.00

Especialidades Specialties (Portuguese)

Porciones Sides (Peruvian)

Arroz

White rice.

$3.00

Tostones

Fried green plantains.

$4.00

Maduros

Sweet plantains.

$4.00

Vegetales

Boiled vegetables.

$3.00

Papa Hervida

Boiled potato.

$3.00

Pure De Papas

Mashed potato.

$3.00

Ensalada

Fresh salad (lettuce, tomatoes and onions).

$3.00

Arroz Amarillo

Yellow rice.

$3.00

Papas Fritas

French fries.

$4.00

Frijoles

Beans.

$3.00

Broccoli

Boiled broccoli.

$3.00

Pickles

Vegetables in vinegar.

$3.00

Chicken Nuggets

$8.00

Chicken Fingers

$8.00

Salchipapa

French fries with little diced franks.

$8.00

Ninos Kids

Salsas/ Sauces

Aji verde/ Green Sauce - 2 oz

$1.00

Aji verde/ Green Sauce - 8oz

$5.00

Aji verde/ Green Sauce - 16oz

$10.00

mayoketchup

$1.00

salsa a la huancaina

Andean cream-milk, cheese, Peruvian yellow pepper and the secrets of Peru.

$1.00

salsa de ajo/Garlic sauce

$1.00

botella de Agua/bottle of water

$2.00

mango - vaso/cup

Mango Juice

$3.00

mango - caja/box

Mango Juice

$8.00

Maracuya/ Passion Fruit - vaso/cup

passion fruit Juice

$3.00

Maracuya/ Passion Fruit - caja/box

passion fruit Juice

$8.00

Chicha Morada

Peruvian Purple Corn

$4.00

Inca Kola - 20 oz

Peruvian Soft Drink

$4.00

Inca Kola - 2 L

Peruvian Soft Drink

$8.00

sumol - Pina/Pineapple

Portuguese Sparkling Juice

$4.00

sumol - Naranja/Orange

Portuguese Sparkling Juice

$4.00

sumol - Maracuya/Passion Fruit

Portuguese Sparkling Juice

$4.00

Red Bull

$5.00

Sodas (cans) - Coke

$2.50

Sodas (cans) - Diet Coke

$2.50

Sodas (cans) - Sprite

$2.50

Sodas (cans) - Ginger Ale

$2.50

Sodas (cans) - Pepsi

$2.50

Sodas (cans) - Sunkist

$2.50

Sodas (cans) - Brisk Iced tea

$2.50

bottle Sodas - Sprite

$4.00

bottle Sodas - Fanta

$4.00

AGUA CASTELLO

Sparkling Water

$3.00

Bebidas Beverages

postres/ desserts

flan

$6.00